Patents
US 12036908 B2: Sod scrap collection apparatus and method
- Granted
- 2024-07-16
- Filed
- 2022-02-16 application 17673327
- Type
- Utility · 28 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sod scrap collection apparatus is disclosed that enables pickup and collection of scraps of sod that have been discarded on the ground. The apparatus is pulled by a tractor and includes a pickup head followed by a dump bed. A pickup head conveyor moves pickup teeth along and over the ground at a particular distance in order to scrape up sod scraps and discard them into the dump bed where they are collected. A dump bed conveyor of the dump bed, which runs in the opposite direction as the pickup head conveyor, moves parallel spaced sweeping bars along a top of the sod scraps residing in the dump bed at an upward angle from front to back, so that the dump bed fills with the sod scraps efficiently from front to back.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240716.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST PRODUCTS, INC. 3 patents | US company or organization | Tifton, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald C. Jones | Tifton, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alan L. McLeod | Sycamore, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G20/15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P1/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JONES, DONALD C. signed 2022-02-15 MCLEOD, ALAN L. signed 2022-02-15 | FIRST PRODUCTS, INC. TIFTON, GA | 59988/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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